[@SpicyWaffle] I forgot to mention I have not yet had the chance to watch Season 2 yet. So If I say anything that happens, or it's to close to the season to plot let me know. I'm going off Season 1 right now. I am honestly thinking of maybe going survivalist route. For example, The research Sugou Nobuyuki accumulated about the control over the brains emotions and memories, was somehow sold overseas in America where the Net Gear hasn't reached out to yet. So the new game would be the first VW-MMORPG to make it to the U.S., Considering that research was incomplete and the scientist wanted to further the research hands on, the released the new game to the American public. People would just be under the impressions it's a new bad ass imported video game system where all of there senses were used, excluding pain. But in reality, once they get inside the game and everyone has logged on it locks down and they are informed that they can feel pain and exhaustion and hunger. That they can not log out and leave the game, if they do they die. They will be forced to play the game with promises that if they beat it they will be set free. 

Something to that effect anyway. We can change it up if need be. Add some, take some. Or even scrap this idea and come up with a new one if it doesn't make since.